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Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 111.5× as often as Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 378 in England.

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Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 378 Jan 2023: 497 Feb 2023: 394 Mar 2023: 478 Apr 2023: 428 May 2023: 424 Jun 2023: 391 Jul 2023: 397 Aug 2023: 412 Sep 2023: 414 Oct 2023: 403 Nov 2023: 393 Dec 2023: 387 Jan 2024: 390 Feb 2024: 360 Mar 2024: 394 Apr 2024: 383 May 2024: 410 Jun 2024: 354 Jul 2024: 448 Aug 2024: 380 Sep 2024: 373 Oct 2024: 415 Nov 2024: 316 Dec 2024: 394 Jan 2025: 374 Feb 2025: 353 Mar 2025: 335 Apr 2025: 321 May 2025: 375 Jun 2025: 359 Jul 2025: 400 Aug 2025: 336 Sep 2025: 354 Oct 2025: 357 Nov 2025: 381 Dec 2025: 392 Jan 2026: 379 Feb 2026: 333 Mar 2026: 377 Apr 2026: 415 May 2026: 378

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 378 42,152
Items, last 12 months 4,461 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £209,795 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake style (0913091) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).